In the News (Mon 19 Nov 18)

The Transformation to HERSHEYPARK In 1971, the first phase of a five-year redevelopment campaign began the conversion from Hershey Park as a regional amusement park to HERSHEYPARK, one of America's most popular theme parks.

HERSHEYPARK During the 1980's and 1990's The 1980's brought the addition of rides including the Cyclops, Pirat, Wave Swinger, Conestoga, and Timber Rattler.

In 1996, HERSHEYPARK celebrated its 90th operating season with the unveiling of a new one-of-a-kind wooden roller coaster, The Wildcat, named for The Wild Cat at Hershey Park from 1923 to 1946.

Hersheypark's seating is on a steeper grade than the norm in modern venues.

Not all hockey: At Hersheypark in 1962, Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, a record for single-player points scored in an NBA game.

Hersheypark's distinctive cement barrel ceiling is patterned on a European arena style.

DEP Secretary James M. Seif this week awarded Hersheypark®, Hershey, Dauphin County, a $15,000 grant to sponsor the "Hersheypark® Green Team," a daily show at the amusement park that incorporates environmental messages into its performance.

"Hersheypark® prides itself in being clean and green and committed to environmental concerns, from recycling to using post consumer recycled goods to education," said Franklin Shearer Sr., senior vice president and general manager of Hersheypark®.

Hersheypark® is a member of the Susquehanna Valley Ozone Action Partnership.

Hersheypark has gone to great lengths to make this renovation almost an attraction as it occurs.

The Boardwalk at Hersheypark is a $19.7 million enhancement, the biggest financial investment in the Park’s history.

Hersheypark invites the public to log onto www.hersheypark.com to share their memories of “100 Years of Happy” by sending in favorite Park moments in the form of photographs, videos or written stories.

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Hersheypark is home to over 60 rides and attractions, 6 drenching water rides, and over two dozen kiddie rides.

I was excited to start the trip at Hersheypark, because to me, it is a true mix of all the different types of parks that we are going to be visiting over the next four weeks.

While we were out on the road, Hersheypark announced their plans for their 100th Anniversary in 2007.

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Hershey is expected to get hit with snow today and tomorrow, but at least the Hersheypark Stadium field won't be a muddy mess for the PIAA football championships.

A-Turf is similar to the artificial surfaces that have been installed at numerous WPIAL stadiums in the past few years.

The PIAA has been holding all four championship games at Hersheypark Stadium since 1998, and the old natural grass surface has sometimes been a subject of controversy.

At an amusement park such as Hersheypark, dolphins are obviously not a main attraction, nor are they what draws crowds to your facility.

At Hersheypark, the constant noise from loud thrill rides, noisy visitors, screaming passengers on the nearby Storm Runner coaster, filters, pumps, and a variety of other sources can be overwhelming to such an acoustically-oriented animal.

Should you desire to learn more about the problems with maintaining dolphins in captivity, we would be happy to provide you with an extensive report the author recently completed, along with many other resources.

In the new millennium, three coasters were added to Hersheypark — Lighting Racer (2000), Roller Soaker (2002), and Storm Runner (2004).

Hersheypark was a big surprise to me during my first visit.

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Ted was formerly the President and CEO of Greenbrier Resort and Club Management Co. and has served on the HERCO board of directors since 1996.

Highlights this year include the classic Hersheypark Christmas Candylane featuring over a million holiday lights, the Hershey Sweet Lights Holiday Drive-Thru Spectacular that winds through nearly two miles past nearly 600 displays.

As a side note, the entrance and exit to the Canyon River Rapids and Tidal Force will be redesigned to enter and exit through The Boardwalk next season according to the park.

Dec. 9th, 2004 -- Hersheypark has announced that Turbulence, their previously announced drop coaster, has been cancelled due to the ride manufacturer's refusal to provide the ride as specified in its contract.

The area will be highlighted by the statute of Milton S. Hershey and historic carousel, along with an abundance of new flowering baskets, lush plantings and shade arbors.

Hersheypark is scheduled to open its 2005 operating season on May 7, 2005.

Hershey's chocolate can be found in the gift and souvenir shops, the aroma of chocolate drifts through the air coming from the nearby chocolate factory while roller coasters take their riders aboard for a screaming adventure.

The GIANT Wheel was constructed in 1972 and opened to the public in 1973 as part of a massive plan to transform the park into Hersheypark, the major theme park we know of today.

Remember dates are subject to change so be sure to check with Hersheypark or their main website to confirm.

This summer, HERSHEYPARK will be generating something new and exciting - clean electricity from a newly installed 10-kW Wind Turbine and 2-kW Community Energy Solar Power System located at the Green Team staging area in the Pioneer Frontier section of HERSHEYPARK.

Frank O'Connell, General Manager of HERSHEYPARK, adds, "All of us at HERSHEYPARK are excited and proud to be part of this innovative and educational project.

Combined, the solar panels and wind turbine are expected to produce approximately 30,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity which will be fed directly into the Park's electrical grid for use by the Park as a replacement for conventional sources of electricity.

This is one of the first monorails I ever rode, but in 1996, the executive officers of TMS made the pilgrimage to Hershey and besides the ride on the train, we canvassed the gift shop for monorail related items and repeatedly took rides on the HersheyWildcat, their then new wooden coaster.

Park employees told me that the now unused station is sometimes put into service for special events staged for groups that are using a nearby building.

Since the thirty one year old monorail is still a popular ride with guests, HersheyPark will probably introduce a new crop of youngsters to monorail travel this summer.

Be sure to visit Christmas in Hershey - a magical time, filled with unique attractions, events and activities.

At the center of it all is HERSHEYPARK CHRISTMAS CANDYLANE, where the magic of the holidays comes to life with a million twinkling lights, a selection of rides for all ages, festive decorations, Santa and his reindeer and shopping in our quaint village shops!

As we continue to announce exciting news about the celebration, be sure to visit Hersheypark.com often for more information!